GRE Word List
ENGAGED
employed; busy; betrothed; involved in conflict
The meaning of the word engaged is employed; busy; betrothed; involved in conflict.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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unprecedented | having no previous example; novel; unparalleled |
quiescent | dormant; temporarily inactive; at rest; N. quiescence |
fugitive | fleeting or transitory; lasting only a short time; roving(wandering); running away or fleeing as from the law; N: one who flees; Ex. fugitives at large |
fatalism | belief that events are determined by forces or fates beyond one's control; ADJ. fatalistic; CF. fatal: causing death |
rabid | of or suffering rabies; like a fanatic; extremely zealous; furious; CF. rabies: hydrophobia |
discursive | (of a person or writing) digressing; rambling (without any clear plan) |
animadversion | critical remark; V. animadvert: comment critically with disapproval |
defiance | refusal to yield; resistance; V. defy; ADJ. defiant |
panache | flair; manner of doing things without any difficulty (causing admiration); flamboyance; bunch of feathers (on a helmet); Ex. with great panache; CF. ÀÜ ŸÆ·Ą·Î Ă”À» »©ł»ŽÂ ŒŰŸŸ |
voodoo | religion practiced chiefly in Haiti |